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83: Grant of limited visa in relation to criminal matters
or “Special visa for people involved in criminal cases or legal assistance”
You could also call this:

“How long a limited visa lasts and when it can end early”

You can get a limited visa from the Minister or an immigration officer. They will decide how long your visa lasts. The visa will be long enough for you to do what you came to New Zealand for, but it won’t be longer than the rules allow for that type of visa.

If you finish what you came to do before your visa ends, or if it’s clear you can’t do it anymore, or if you’ve given up trying, an immigration officer can tell you your visa will end early. They have to give you at least 14 days’ notice. Your visa will then end on that new, earlier date.

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or “Rules and restrictions for people with limited visas”
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Part 3 Visas
Classes of visa: Temporary entry class visas: provisions applying to limited visas

84Currency of limited visa

  1. The Minister or, subject to any special direction, an immigration officer may grant a limited visa for the period that—

  2. is appropriate to achieve the express purpose for which the visa is granted; and
    1. does not exceed any period specified in respect of limited visas of that category by temporary entry instructions.

      1. If the express purpose for which a limited visa was granted is achieved before the date on which it will expire, or if at any time it becomes apparent that the purpose is no longer achievable or has been abandoned by the visa holder,—

      2. an immigration officer may notify the visa holder of an earlier expiry date for the visa (being a date not earlier than 14 days after that notice is given to the visa holder); and
        1. the visa then expires on that earlier expiry date.

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